Machines That Become Us The Social Context of Personal Communication Technology

Social critics and artificial intelligence experts have long prophesized that computers and robots would soon relegate humans to the dustbin of history. Many among the general population seem to have shared this fear of a dehumanized future. But how are people in the twenty-first century actually reacting to the ever-expanding array of gadgets and networks at their disposal? Is computer anxiety a significant problem, paralyzing and terrorizing millions, or are ever-proliferating numbers of gadgets being enthusiastically embraced? Machines that Become Us, now in paperback, explores the increasingly intimate relationship between people and their personal communication technologies. Book jacket.Katz, James E. is the author of 'Machines That Become Us The Social Context of Personal Communication Technology', published 2006 under ISBN 9781412806213 and ISBN 1412806216.